How to Make Your Tacoma a TRD Pro Clone - Toyota Parts Blog

The base Toyota Tacoma has many awesome characteristics: Reliable. Durable. Utilitarian. But if you want to turn your standard Tacoma into a TRD Pro clone – and upgrade it’s off-road ability – here’s what it takes.

What’s In The TRD Pro Package?

Toyota designed the TRD Pro Tacoma to be an honest to goodness off-roader animal, but without sacrificing much in the way of ride quality, handling, or reliability. On the original truck:

Toyota went with a slight lift (about 2 inches), but did so with new front and rear springs that also feature increased travel. Shocks were tuned to match the new springs.

A set of 16″ beadlock style TRD rims with BFGoodrich LT265/70R16 A/T tires

A TRD exhaust

Unique styling

The heart and soul of this upgrade is the suspension system. While most after-market lift kits involve a compromise of some kind, the TRD suspension kit offers:

More lift AND more travel – many after-market lift kits reduce travel

Nearly identical suspension geometry, which means no worrying about premature CV joint wear or damage to key components while off-roading

Near-stock ride and handling

Build Your Own TRD Pro (Mostly)

Assuming you’ve got a 2015 Tacoma Double Cab 4×4, here are the parts you need to make your truck into a TRD Pro (and our discounted price for each item):

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Part

Specs

Part Number

MSRP

Our Price

Wheel and Tire Package

16″ Black Beadlock Style TRD Wheels

BFGoodrich All Terrain KO

PT746-35150

$699

$615.25 (per wheel)

Exhaust

Stainless Steel, Catback Exhaust Design with TRD Logo-Etched Tip

PTR31-35131

$495

$371.25

Suspension Kit

2.5″ Front Shocks and 2.0″ Rears with Remote (Piggyback) Reservoirs

Zinc Finish with Multi-Layer Coating for Extreme Surface Durability

TRD Tuned Eibach Coilsprings with Custom Rates

PTR13-35150

$1799

$1,608.85

Exterior

TRD Grille that shows “TOYOTA” instead of emblem

PTR54-35150

$499

$374.25

Drivetrain

TRD Quickshifter

PTR04-35052

$349

$261.75

Interior

TRD Shift Knob (slightly different from TRD Pro knob)

PTR51-00110

$80

$60

While there are some minor styling differences that you can’t really order online:

A black “TRD PRO” external hard badge

Black “TACOMA” badging on doors

The “guts” of the TRD Pro package can be added to any Tacoma for $5,137.10. Considering that a new 2015 TRD Pro packaged truck had an MSRP of $35,525 (at the very least), building your own TRD Pro Taco is a decent value.

Not to mention, wheels and tires are half the cost of the package. If you’ve already got a good set of wheels, a tire upgrade is all you need.